Measurement Related Tasks And Concepts - Keysight Technologies N9040B UXA Manual

Keysight X-Series Signal Analyzers
N9069C Noise Figure
Measurement Guide
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Measurement Related Tasks and Concepts

This chapter provides more details about measurement tasks and concepts
related to the noise figure measurements, which are described in three sections
as below. Also included is a simple comparison of three instruments and some
further information.
For fundamentals of noise figure and the Y-factor method, you can refer to
application note 57-1 and 57-2 as listed in
page 87
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"Setting the Measurement System" on page 50
— "Accounting for Frequency Conversion" on page 50
— "Choosing and Setting Up the Local Oscillator" on page 56
— "Calibrating the Analyzer" on page 58
"Setting the Signal Analyzer to Make a Measurement" on page 61
— "DUT Setup Form" on page 61
— "Entering Excess Noise Ratio (ENR) Data" on page 64
— "Setting the Measurement Frequencies" on page 70
— "Setting the Bandwidth and Averaging" on page 73
— "Selecting the Input Attenuation Range" on page 75
— "Setting up External LO Control" on page 77
— "Using Loss Compensation" on page 78
"Viewing Measurement Results" on page 82
— "Displaying the Measurement Results" on page 82
"Further Information" on
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